semi-diurnal arc

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• arc diurnal

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• diurnal arc

  That part of a circle, parallel to the equator, which is described by a celestial body from its risi...

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• Diurnal

  ·adj A daybook; a journal. II. Diurnal ·adj A diurnal bird or insect. III. Diurnal ·adj Opening du...

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• Arc

  ·noun An <<Arch>>. II. Arc ·noun A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an <<Ell...

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• arc

  , or arch The segment of a circle or any curved line, by which all angles are measured. ...

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• semi

  sēmi- (also, before vowels, merely sēm-, and before libra, mestris, from mensis, and modius, sē-),...

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• semi-

  sēmi- praep. cf. semis.—Only in composition, half-, demi-, semi- . ...

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• Semi-

  ·- A prefix signifying half, and sometimes partly or imperfectly; as, semiannual, half yearly; semit...

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• diurnal parallax

  See parallax. ...

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• Arc light

  ·add. ·- The light of an arc lamp. ...

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• arc nocturnal

  See nocturnal arc. ...

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• nocturnal arc

  That part of a circle, parallel to the equator, which is described by a celestial object, between it...

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• Semi circumference

  ·noun Half of a circumference. ...

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• Semi crustaceous

  ·adj Half crustaceous; partially crustaceous. ...

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• Semi pupa

  ·noun The young of an insect in a stage between the larva and pupa. ...

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• Semi-Arian

  ·adj Of or pertaining to Semi-Arianism. II. Semi-Arian ·noun A member of a branch of the Arians whi...

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• Semi-Arianism

  ·noun The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Arians. ...

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• Semi-Christianized

  ·adj Half Christianized. ...

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• Semi-Diesel

  ·add. ·adj Designating an internal-combustion engine of a type resembling the Diesel engine in using...

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• Semi-Pelagian

  ·adj Of or pertaining to the Semi-Pelagians, or their tenets. II. Semi-Pelagian ·noun A follower of...

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• Semi-Pelagianism

  ·noun The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Pelagians. ...

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• Semi-Saxon

  ·adj Half Saxon; — specifically applied to the language intermediate between Saxon and English, bel...

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• semi-diameter

  The angle subtended by half the diameter of a heavenly body; in the cases of the sun and moon it is ...

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• semi-islet

  An old term for bridge-islet (which see). ...

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• arc of direction or progression

  The arc which a planet appears to describe when its motion is direct or progressive in the order of ...

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• arc of vision

  The sun's depth below the horizon when the planets and stars begin to appear. ...

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• semi-axis major

  See mean distance. ...

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